Coming face to face with... WHAM!

I negotiated a crowded subway at rush hour and came out amidst a protest near the prime minister's house against the reopening of a nuclear plant. Many Japanese are still sensitive after last year's tsunami/earthquake/nuclear incidents. There were tons of police but eventually I got routed to Ema's office building.

I was so excited to find it that I didn't notice that the there was solid glass where I thought it was open. I went right into it hard.  I discovered that I was bleeding.  At that point I ran into Ema (not literally this time...). After a trip to the bathroom, I discovered I had a healthy gash at my left eyebrow.  We tried a clinic upstairs but it was closed. So we ended up going to a hospital emergency room.  The wait wasn't too long. I was attended by three doctors initially. It was funny communicating between my poor Japanese and their slightly better English. But in the end it was determined that I needed stitches.  The whole process took about an hour.  Here are pics of me and the doctor. It cost about $250 but hopefully insurance will cover it -- I have some travel insurance too.

I was well enough to go to dinner with Ema, but no alcohol. I have a huge bandage on my forehead so you can imagine I'm getting some looks!  Tomorrow we're off via the bullet train to the hot springs. Hopefully, no more mishaps!